Kalem Journal

Airbus picked by Kuwait Airways as best bid

Kuwait Airways has picked Airbus to provide new jets because its proposal was the best value for money, the country’s transport minister was quoted as saying.

400 experts for Abu Dhabi satellite forum

More than 400 space and satellite experts from 30 countries gathered yesterday (May 7) for the opening of the fourth edition of the Global Space & Satellite Forum (GSSF) and Milsatcom Middle East.

Syria cut off from global internet

International internet companies say Syria has been disconnected from "internet communication with the rest of world".

GCC security software market growing at 14pc

The security software market in GCC is set to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 14.3 per cent until 2016, according to an analysis from International Data Corporation (IDC).

China Cyberspies Outwit U.S. Stealing Military Secrets

Beginning at least as early as 2007, Chinese computer spies raided the databanks of almost every major U.S. defense contractor.

Construction of the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars suspended – Turkish MP

Turkish MP from the opposition Republican People's Party, Ensar Ogyut, has said that the construction of the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) railwyas has been suspended.

Countdown to start for two new Turkish satellites

The Türksat 4A and Türksat 4B satellites, which have been built jointly by Turkish and Japanese engineers, are about to be completed, Transport Minister Binali Yildirim has said.

Bahrain firms ink online service accord

Al Nadeem and Tawasul, two Bahrain-based ICT companies, yesterday announced a strategic partnership, in an effort to provide world-class online services to clients in the kingdom and across the GCC.

Bahrain plans $118m ICT spend

Bahrain has allocated BD45 million ($118.6 million) to fund ongoing information communication technology (ICT) projects for ministries and government organisations, said a top official.

Bahrain halts telecom spectrum auction as operator appeals

Bahrain has halted an auction to sell radio spectrum for next-generation telecom networks after a wireless broadband operator appealed against its exclusion from the sale, delaying improvements in the kingdom's communications infrastructure.